My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker--getting rid of backups

[Böðvar Björgvinsson]

Hi Jamie,

You could also add a couple of lines to the script:
cd to the drive you copy to, and from there
del the .bat file.

Cheers,

Bodvar






On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 7:04 PM, Jaime Zuniga <JZuniga at protranslating.com>
wrote:

>  Hi Amy,
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> I have been messing around with your batch file idea but I am having an
> issue with it.
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> I want to create a batch file to copy all files in the current directory
> EXCEPT for the actual batch file, and no matter what I do using the copy
> command it simply does not work. So, do you know how I can exclude the .bat
> file when copying files?
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> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jaime
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> *From:* framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:
> framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Sharp, Amy
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 16, 2014 11:20 AM
> *To:* framers at lists.frameusers.com
> *Subject:* RE: My work-flow for dealing with backups from
> FrameMaker--getting rid of backups
>
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> I like having backups available in case of crashes or other emergencies,
> so I don’t want to turn them off. As it’s also my habit to save different
> “versions” of an active FrameMaker project in different folders, backups
> are only required for those emergencies.
>
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> That makes a lot of clutter in the folder for my FM files, and there are
> times I need to see my files without the clutter. Deleting or moving
> backups is not easy if you have lots of files; you can reorder the files
> any way you like but the backups stay glued to their parent FM files.
>
>
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> To get rid of the backups temporarily, I wrote an old-fashioned batch
> (BAT) file that moves backup files to a folder on my C: drive (FM_Backup)
> and then deletes the log file. It takes only a few seconds to run, and
> leaves a pristine view of the FM files.
>
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> IMPORTANT: This only works when FrameMaker is closed because FM
> automatically regenerates backup files as soon as you touch an open file.
>
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> The code I use is below. You can modify it to delete the files instead of
> moving them, change the backup folder name, get rid of the log deletion,
> whatever you’d like.
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> 1.       In Notepad or another text editor, copy the following lines:
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> Move *.backup.fm C:\\FM_Backup
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> Move *.backup.book C:\\FM_Backup
>
> pause
>
> Del *.log
>
> pause
>
> Exit
>
>
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> 2.       Save the file as “FM_backup.bat” or any other name as long as it
> has a BAT extension.
>
> 3.       Create a backup folder on your C drive called “FM_Backup.”
> You can name this folder anything as long as it matches the folder name in
> the BAT file.
>
> 4.       Copy or move the BAT file into the same folder as your working
> FrameMaker files.
> IMPORTANT: You must insert a separate copy of the BAT file into every
> folder that contains your FrameMaker files.
>
> 5.       To run, double-click “FM_backup.bat.”
> The pauses stop the program to provide feedback as it moves the files.
>
> 6.       Don’t forget to delete the backup files when they are no longer
> needed, as the backup folder gets bloated quickly.
>
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>
> I especially like using this when I save different “versions” of an
> ongoing project. When I open a folder containing an earlier version, I only
> see the project files.
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> The code uses the simple DOS commands move, delete, pause, and exit. It
> doesn’t save multiple versions of backups or work from any location except
> where the FM files are stored, but you could get fancy if you’re inspired
> to take this to another level.
>
>
>
> *Amy Sharp*
>
> Geophysical Technical Writer
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> ConocoPhillips Co.
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> Work: 281-293-1819
>
> amy.sharp at cop.com
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